<p>Judge David Davis served as Lincoln’s de facto manager in Chicago during the fight for the Republican Party nomination for president. Davis rented two rooms at the nearby Tremont House Hotel and launched a relentless lobbying campaign. He focused much of his energy on delegates from the states of Indiana and Pennsylvania, both of which were essential to a Republican victory in the fall election. Lincoln could not have missed the excitement reflected in this telegram Davis sent on the second day of the convention. </p>